Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population and its microbiological status (BMI = body mass index, CFRD = cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, ABPA = allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, MSSA = methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Patients, n (%) | 40 (100%) |
| Females, n (%) | 26 (65%) |
| Age at admission (years) | 12.7 ± 2.86 |
| Height (meters) | 1.55 ± 0.14 |
| Height z-score | 0.10 ± 1.09 |
| Weight (kg) | 45.06 ± 11.46 |
| Weight z-score | −0.15 ± 0.97 |
| BMI | 18.29 ± 2.12 |
| BMI z-score | −0.21 ± 0.77 |
| CFTR genotype | |
| F508del/F508del, n (%) | 14 (35%) |
| F508del/other, n (%) | 19 (47.5%) |
| other/other, n (%) | 7 (17.5%) |
| CF comorbidities | |
| Pancreatic insufficiency, n (%) | 35 (87.5%) |
| CFRD, n (%) | 7 (18%) |
| ABPA, n (%) | 1 (2.5%) |
| Microbiology | |
| P. aeruginosa, n (%) | 23 (57.5) |
| -chronic, n (%) | 12 (52) |
| -intermittent, n (%) | 6 (26) |
| -first time, n (%) | 5 (22) |
| MSSA, n (%) | 35 (87.5) |
| MRSA, n (%) | 1 (2.5) |
| H. influenzae, n (%) | 5 (12.5) |
| S. maltophilia, n (%) | 3 (7.5) |
| B. cepacia complex, n (%) | 0 |
| A. fumigatus, n (%) | 6 (15) |